A message to Team Giggle On participants and supporters: With all the excitement and fun planned for Sunday (wait until you see all the clown noses), I want to take a few moments to share the serious and personal side of why I plan to walk for the Mental Health Association this Sunday. This event [...]
Walking for MHA, a personal story
October 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Confessions, Giving Back, Suicide Awareness, Yoga
Tags: Brandywine Park·depression·E-Racing the Blues·exercide and depression·improving mood·Jim·Mental Health Association·mental illness·physical activities·Rosie·suicide·Team Giggle On·Yoga
Harmonica Dog, the Giggle Guru
June 2nd, 2009 · 6 Comments · Humor/Laughter
Rosie is a Certified Giggle Guru I didn’t want Rosie to feel left out now that I’m a certified laughter yoga leader so I promoted her to Giggle Guru. She is still the main Giggle On Dog (some say G.O.D. for short). Giggle Guru is now her professional title (please add that to any checks [...]
Tags: boxer dog·giggle guru·Giggle On Dog·harmonica·howling·laugh·Rosie
My dog smells and my jeans shrunk
December 16th, 2008 · 16 Comments · Confessions
My little bundle of boxer joy had surgery last week to remove a nasty looking cyst that looked like a gargantuan sized red pimple. Major yukky. I know! A biopsy was done and our vet reported the cyst was a benign thingie called a hystiocytoma. No cancer was found. ~Whew!~ This was a huge relief [...]
Tags: Calgon·carb loading·Chinese water torture·confess·depression·honor feelings·Jean shrinking gremlin·licking·Rosie·smell·stinky dog·stress·weight gain·worry
I need to lick something
November 3rd, 2008 · 6 Comments · Humor/Laughter
Dusty, the Beantown Dog Rosie’s best friend Dusty moved away to Boston. Rosie has been pretty bummed without her handsome dust-buster to play with everyday. Thankfully, the magic called the Internet allows them to keep in touch. Amazing, huh? Here’s a snippet of their long distance e-mail love affair. Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at 07:06PM, Rosie wrote: [...]
Tags: canine email·dog·Dusty·licking things·puppy friends·ringing toy·Rosie·thongs
More Dogs, Less Prozac
June 17th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Confessions, Giving Back, Humor/Laughter, Inspiration, Suicide Awareness
D. A. double-yuh G – And that spells dawg. I’ve often said (and I quote myself), “if more people had puppies, they wouldn’t need Prozac”. Dog = happiness! I am no doctor (but I have dreamed about playing one on TV) nor am I a shrink or certified therapist. I am just a recovered depressed [...]
Tags: anti-depressants·companionship·dogs·exercise·grief·mood stabilizer·Rosie·serotonin levels·stress reduction·therapists


